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wa8yxm
Jul 28, 2017Explorer III
I have used some over the years back when I had a Sticks and Bricks
I have the following observations
1: Height is Might.. ANd these are way too close to the ground. Oh if you are in a city with television stations they work fairly well but if you are out in the "Sticks" which is of course where campgrounds live.. You need something with range and HEIGHT is Might. If you wish I have a story.
2: Many RV's are what are called Faraday cages.. If your RV is metal sided, TV signals do not pass through the walls easily (Mine is fiberglass and transparant to TV).
In the RV world NOTHING, and I mean NOTHING made for RV use beats a Winegard Sensar IV with Sensar Pro switch/amplifer/multi function module replacing the standard wall plate.
For better reception you would need a House type antenna and a tower,
I have the following observations
1: Height is Might.. ANd these are way too close to the ground. Oh if you are in a city with television stations they work fairly well but if you are out in the "Sticks" which is of course where campgrounds live.. You need something with range and HEIGHT is Might. If you wish I have a story.
2: Many RV's are what are called Faraday cages.. If your RV is metal sided, TV signals do not pass through the walls easily (Mine is fiberglass and transparant to TV).
In the RV world NOTHING, and I mean NOTHING made for RV use beats a Winegard Sensar IV with Sensar Pro switch/amplifer/multi function module replacing the standard wall plate.
For better reception you would need a House type antenna and a tower,
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